Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1958 [PAGE 377]

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 18

I. Appropriation bills A. Biennial operating budget B. Separate state appropriation for salaries of farm and home advisers and for increased state support of the Extension Service in Agriculture and H o m e Economics C. Appropriation for Institution for Tuberculosis Research D. Appropriation for buildings and other permanent improvements E. Reappropriations of unexpended balances in building appropriations for 1955-57 II. Amendments of laws authorizing the University to borrow funds to finance construction of residence halls and other self-liquidating or partially self-liquidating facilities: A. T o permit pooling of income from operations of these facilities for debt services B. T o make the present law explicitly applicable to proposed student services buildings C. T o provide for other desirable clarifications, including a specific statement that the maximum 5 per cent interest rate limitation applies to a bond issue as a whole I I I . Amendment of General Assembly Scholarship Law Legislative reapportionment and the addition of new members have created numerous problems in the assignments of vacant scholarships, and clarifying legislation is indicated. T h e University should lend its support to any bills seeking to resolve these problems. IV. Legislation designating the University of Illinois as the official state agency to operate the Division of Services for Crippled Children This will be necessary to formalize making the appropriation for the Division of Services for Crippled Children a part of the University's regular operating budget in order to avoid any questions as to the University's authority to receive federal funds to supplement state appropriations for these services. V. Legislation to continue the Stores and Services account This may be in the form of authority to transfer the account from the state treasury to the University treasury. It would reduce the amount of University income which must be reserved to provide working capital and would facilitate handling of such transactions. VI. Amendments of act creating University Retirement System.of Illinois It is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees of the University Retirement System of Illinois to secure the enactment of this legislation, but the University should support these measures. A. Survivorship benefit plan Provided to make more adequate provisions for survivors of participants of the System B. Increase in retirement annuities T o eliminate the present total maximum of $4,500 and to increase the percentage maximum from 60 per cent to 70 per cent of final rate of earnings C. Minor proposals T o correct inequities, simplify administration, and clarify the intent of the present act V I I . Amendment of State Finance Act to remove the requirement that appropriations for salaries of farm and home advisers must be distributed equally among the counties The present provision is an unnecessary complication since it does not apply to the federal and contributed funds used to pay part of the salaries of farm and home advisers. T h e Illinois Agricultural Association will sponsor this legislation. V I I I . Legislation conferring upon the University police the same police powers as regularly constituted police officers, with authority to make arrests, to carry arms, and to perform other functions of peace and police officers while on duty and on or near University property

On motion of Mr. Swain, these recommendations were approved.